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en-usMedical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Safeguards needed for tissue donorsvast collections of human tissue samples that scientists hope will lead to new treatments for diseases – have a right to basic information about how their donations may be used, a Michigan State University ethicist argues in a new paper.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-safeguards-tissue-donors.html
OtherMon, 28 Jan 2013 12:05:04 EDTnews278597090Implicit race bias increases the differences in the neural representations of black and white facesRacial stereotypes have been shown to have subtle and unintended consequences on how we treat members of different race groups. According to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, race bias also increases differences in the brain's representations of faces.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-implicit-bias-differences-neural-representations.html
Psychology & PsychiatryThu, 17 Jan 2013 13:20:36 EDTnews277651230Racial essentialism reduces creative thinking, makes people more closed-mindedNew research suggests that racial stereotypes and creativity have more in common than we might think.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-racial-essentialism-creative-people-closed-minded.html
Psychology & PsychiatryMon, 07 Jan 2013 12:49:28 EDTnews276785361More to facial perception than meets the eyePeople make complex judgements about a person from looking at their face that are based on a range of factors beyond simply their race and gender, according to findings of new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-facial-perception-eye.html
Psychology & PsychiatryFri, 15 Jun 2012 08:28:40 EDTnews258967711Racial stereotyping increases after being exposed to alcohol-related images, psychologist saysAccusations of racism accompanying the death of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent actions of Florida police are prevalent in the national media this week. Many are questioning the psychological motivations of everyone involved. Recent research by University of Missouri Professor of Psychological Sciences Bruce D. Bartholow has shown that consuming alcohol can lead to increased expression of racial bias. A new study by Bartholow and his colleague, Elena Stepanova of Florida Gulf Coast University, shows that simply being exposed to alcohol-related images can have similar effects, even when no alcohol is consumed.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-racial-stereotyping-exposed-alcohol-related-images.html
Psychology & PsychiatryTue, 27 Mar 2012 10:56:01 EDTnews252064528Black patients more likely to be monitored for prescription drug abuse(Medical Xpress) -- Despite studies that show that whites are more likely than blacks to misuse prescription pain medications, a new study reveals that blacks are significantly more likely than whites to be checked for potential drug abuse. The study appears in Annals of Family Medicine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-black-patients-prescription-drug-abuse.html
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